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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Customer Focus

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ACustomer Focus is solution that includes order management, inventory management, warehousing, CMS, E-mail marketing, CRM, and general accounting functions. E-Commerce web stores are also included in the solution.

    $50

    # of stores and users

    Shift4Shop

    Score1.2 out of 10
    N/AShift4Shop (formerly 3dcart) is a customizable eCommerce platform designed to build an online store. Some features include Level 1 PCI security compliance, the same level used by banks and large financial institutions, along with search engine optimized templates and no transaction fees. The former 3dcart was acquired by Shift4 Payments in November, 2020.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    Customer FocusShift4Shop
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $50
    # of stores and users
    Ultimate
    $99
    # of stores and users
    Platform Fee
    $39
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Customer FocusShift4Shop
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$249 Site setup and trainingNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Shift4Shop offers a free enterprise-grade plan for US customers who use their payment processing.
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    Customer FocusShift4Shop
    Considered Both Products
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Shift4
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    0%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    0%
    Delivers good value for the price
    0 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    17%
    Happy with the feature set
    1 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    0%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    0 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    0%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Customer FocusShift4Shop
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Customer Focus and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Customer Focus
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Product catalog & listings9.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Product management9.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Bulk product upload10.01 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Branding9.01 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Product variations9.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Website integration10.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Visual customization9.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    CMS9.01 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Customer Focus and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Customer Focus
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    117% below category average
    Checkout user experience9.01 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Customer Focus and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Customer Focus
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    1.7
    9 Ratings
    128% below category average
    Personalized recommendations9.01 Ratings2.98 Ratings
    SEO7.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Customer Focus and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Customer Focus
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.9
    9 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Shipping9.01 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Custom functionality9.01 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Multi-site management00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Customer Focus and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Customer Focus
    -
    Ratings
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    123% below category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Customer FocusShift4Shop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Customer FocusShift4Shop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    Today, with a globalized competition and without truce, a company must evaluate and take into account its size, and use this to analyze which of the tools available in the market is more suited to their needs. If it is a small company, you can improve your customer service by incorporating a chat. But a company of national level must evaluate other aspects like: marketing, tastes, preferences, tendencies, etc. To achieve the effective management of relationships with our customers, this technology provides us with effective tools and easy access.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    At this point I would recommend looking elsewhere - 8 years with a platform and finally have to switch due to the unreliability is not something a business likes to do! They should sell the platform to a company that actually cares about owning an ecommerce builder. Research Shift4 - the parent
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    Pros
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    • Facilitates the interaction between the company and customers, through various communication channels, thanks to the storage of information of interest, such as the needs and preferences for products or services.
    • Access data of interest (about the clients, their histories, products, prices, etc.,) from any place with access to the internet
    • An extensive knowledge about the clients allows the company to present commercial offers adapted to their needs, so the income is also higher, through a lower sales cycle. The CRM allows to enhance sales and marketing functions.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    • In my opinion, charge you too much for what it is worth
    • In my opinion, tech support is always blaming client and end up fixing it own issues
    • In my experience, make you believe client is important
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    Cons
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    • Cost is always an element to consider when purchasing a computer solution, both for the purchase of the software and for its maintenance, many forget about the ongoing support costs that come with software.
    • Many systems are backed up automatically through the cloud or through some other solution, but not all. So there is a good chance that the data will be lost. it is therefore necessary to take the safe backup forecasts in the event of any unforeseen occurrence and cause us an unpleasant surprise.
    • There is a difference between being served by a real person when making a phone call, to an automated attention system. Sometimes it is good to make the tasks more automatic, but it is also good to have a little personalized help to avoid losing the human value of relationships.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    • Page structure is all over the place. It can be difficult to find where to go to make page edits.
    • Base platform isn't very robust and requires multiple add-ons in order to add CRM, Taxes, and other capabilities
    • Reporting isn't very strong, necessitating outside analytics
    • File system is also pretty wonky and feels very primitive
    • Customer service and technical help leaves MUCH to be desired.
    • Not as many supported add-ons/plug-ins as other platforms, and many of them cost additional fees. Many of them also don't seamlessly integrate, meaning you'll need to dev the integration yourself.
    • In general, what you see in the WYSIWYG is not what you get.
    • Order System is not very intuitive for the modern era
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    Not applicable - as a franchisee, the franchiser took over the web site and shopping cart capabilities, so I no longer need the tool. But I would recommend it.
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    Usability
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    If you are looking for ultra basic interface ...
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    Reliability and Availability
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    regular updates braking our site
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    Support Rating
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    You always manage to fins someone, but, in my experience, resolving issues are not an easy task. Why do we pay for a service , and then spend time trouble shooting constantly with them ?? In my experience, they eliminate features , send you an email what you can use instead, with instructions most people cant do without an IT guy . It feel more like an open source than a true integrated service.
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    Implementation Rating
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    Initially it was difficult to manage the UI to the client, and then hard to change anything , unless you used the boring and too generic templates . Their template selection is very limited , that are basically all the same with different background images and colours . If you are unfortunate to have been a long-time client, you will have to completely rebuild your store, because old templates are not supported anymore
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    Alternatives Considered
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    Sales management is based on the management of customer relationships and must be centralized so that its analysis is effective. The data that is collected must be available for the generation of statistics for decision making by the directory. This tool allows us to generate the necessary data to generate results, save time and production cost. The other products did not fit our objectives.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    We used them for 2 years and had minor problems up until the end. For the last 2 months, customers were unable to checkout, or connect to our payment processor. We put in like 3 to 5 hot tickets to get fixed and day after day nothing was fixed and support got ruder and ruder with us! We lost thousands of dollars online with this company and now they are chasing us for a renewal payment! Simply put, this is bad software with a poor customer care staff!
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    Return on Investment
    Customer Focus, Inc.
    • With the information available, about the clients, the company can know and segment the markets and develop effective and successful marketing campaigns.
    • With the information the employee can develop more personalized relationships with the client.
    • This customer service tool facilitated the administrative processes of sales to achieve higher performance and better results in the company.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    • We have seen an increase in sales of 440% since starting with 3D cart.
    • We find that the 3D features of promotions, coupon codes, rewards points all make customers want to come to us or come back to us.
    • They made mobile conversion pretty easy, and our mobile traffic went from 33% to 54%.
    Incentivized
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